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Former Duke Golfer, Candy Hannemann, Wins First Professional Tournament
8/3/2003 1:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Aug. 3, 2003
FUTURES GOLF TOUR / FINAL ROUND HUNTERS OAK FUTURES GOLF CLASSIC
Presented by Toyota
QUEENSTOWN, Md., August 3, 2003 - You could tell something special was getting ready to happen. Luciana Bemvenuti was poised greenside, ready to wave the Brazilian flag when the last putt dropped. Maryland native Jenny Chuasiriporn, who walked 18 holes at Hunters Oak Golf Club with her former Duke University teammate, pressed a camera to her face to preserve the special moment.
And then it happened. Candy Hannemann tapped in her putt for par on the last hole to win her first professional tournament at the $65,000 Hunters Oak FUTURES Golf Classic presented by Toyota.
The native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil stayed ahead of both the impending summer storm rolling in from the distance and the final-round charge made by Soo Young Moon of Keumsan, Korea. With rounds of 65-66 under her belt and a three-shot cushion heading into Sunday's final round, Hannemann held together her nerves, steadied her putter and added an even-par 72 for a 13-under finish of 203. Moon finished second at 10-under 206.
"I've had so many chances to win this year but there have been times when I thought I was never going to do it," said Hannemann, of her first win in 12 FUTURES tournaments this season. "But one of the things I learned a few months ago is it's never over until the last putt drops on the 18th hole. This time, I was prepared for anything."
Prepared even for Moon's now-expected Sunday chase for the trophy. The Korean, who won the previous week's tournament, carded a final-round 68 and maintained a constant presence on the 6,306-yard, links-style course. Moon closed the gap between herself and Hannemann to one stroke several times on the final day until a bogey on the 15th hole finally derailed her attempt for a third season win. Moon's bogey gave the Brazilian a two-shot cushion. But Hannemann, playing with Moon and Stacy Prammanasudh of Enid, Okla., knew what she had to do to walk away with her first pro title.
When Hannemann bogeyed the 10th, Moon was right there one shot back, waiting for the leader to lose her grip. Then, Hannemann was forced to save par from 10 feet on the 11th hole.
"That was a huge save because Soo Young was one shot behind me at that point," said Hannemann, 23, who won the individual 2001 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship and was on Duke's NCAA National Championship teams in 1999 and 2002. "I knew Soo Young was there. And I knew I had to make that putt."
Hannemann not only saved par, but rolled in a 20-foot birdie on the 12th, saved par from five feet on the 14th, then pulled a miracle out of her hat on the 17th when she topped a 3-wood off the tee and was forced to navigate her 9-wood 231 yards to the green. Her approach landed within 16 feet of the hole. With the confidence of a veteran, Hannemann drained the putt for birdie to take a three-shot lead to the 18th tee.
"I think that 17th hole just summed it all up," said Chuasiriporn, Hannemann's former Duke teammate who, in 1998, nearly became the second amateur in the history of women's golf to win the U.S. Women's Open. "Candy has a lot of guts and she hung in there. I've had a lump in my throat all day."
Chuasirporn, who was a senior at Duke when Hannemann was a freshman, wasn't the only person trying to swallow easily in the final round. Prammanasudh, who started the day three shots behind the Brazilian, bogeyed three holes and birdied two holes on the front nine. Then Prammanasudh bogeyed two of her last five holes to post a final-round score of two-over-par 74. She never got anything going and finished third at 208 (-7).
Once Prammanasudh began to struggle, it was a two-player race between Hannemann and Moon. And even though the Brazilian found herself battling a cut shot with her driver, caddie Chris McCalmont encouraged her to play with what she had that day and not fight the fade.
"I told her it's not how she plays; it's just getting the job done," said McCalmont, who has worked the last four tournaments on Hannemann's bag. "She controlled her game today even though she was pretty nervous."
Hannemann had her best chance to win in early May at the Isleta Casino & Resort FUTURES Golf Classic, but she was beaten in a playoff by Catherine Cartwright and finished second. With seven top-10 finishes this season, she has maintained a presence as a chaser and, at times, an underachiever for a player of her talent.
"She always had talent, like a little prodigy, and I've followed her career ever since she was 10 years old," said Bemvenuti of Porto Alegre, Brazil, a nine-year member of the LPGA Tour who finished tied for 13th at 216 in the Hunters Oak FUTURES Golf Classic. "Good players are always anxious to win when they first come out on Tour but they have to learn a little bit. This is a breakthrough for her and the last drop of confidence she needs to know she's among the top 50-80 players in the world right now."
"I bet it's such a relief to her because she's so passionate about what she does and she's worked hard on her game," added Chuasiriporn. "I think this is a turning point. I kind of feel like I watched Candy graduate with honors today."
Honors, indeed for a champion, at last.
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Weather: Partly cloudy skies with temperatures in the high-70s with afternoon wind.
Final round scores and money Sunday in the FUTURES Golf Tour's $65,000 Hunters Oak FUTURES Golf Classic at the 6306-yard, par 36-36 - 72, Hunters Oak Golf Club. (a-denotes amateur):--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 Candy Hannemann (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) 65-66-72 - 203 $9,100
2 Soo Young Moon (Keumsan, Korea) 68-70-68 - 206 $6,500
3 Stacy Prammanasudh (Enid, OK) 67-67-74 - 208 $4,875
T4 Erika Wicoff (Hartford City, IN) 74-70-67 - 211 $3,169 Jennifer Huber (Dallas, TX) 73-67-71 - 211 $3,169 Michele Fuller (Jupiter, FL) 65-74-72 - 211 $3,169
7 Lanie Cahill (Brockville, Ontario) 68-71-73 - 212 $2,112
8 Reilley Rankin (Hilton Head Island, SC) 72-67-74 - 213 $1,950
T9 Lee Ann Walker-Cooper (Cary, NC) 75-69-70 - 214 $1,630 Juli Hilton (Saratoga, CA) 73-67-74 - 214 $1,630 Laura Myerscough (Charleston, IL) 70-70-74 - 214 $1,630
12 Clarissa Childs (Glendale, CA) 69-72-74 - 215 $1,381
T13 Luciana Bemvenuti (Porto Alegre, Brazil) 71-75-70 - 216 $1,259 Russy Gulyanamitta (Rayong, Thailand) 75-70-71 - 216 $1,259
T15 Nadine Ash (Richards Bay, South Africa) 70-75-72 - 217 $1,097 Tracy Cone (Richmond, CA) 71-72-74 - 217 $1,097
T17 Catherine Cartwright (Bonita Springs, FL) 77-70-71 - 218 $965 Kristen Bloomer (Moberly, MO) 75-71-72 - 218 $965 Lisa Hall (Stoke-on-Trent, England) 71-72-75 - 218 $965
T20 Stephanie George (Myerstown, PA) 78-70-71 - 219 $781 Meredith Duncan (Shreveport, LA) 75-74-70 - 219 $781 Lori Atsedes (Ithaca, NY) 73-73-73 - 219 $781 Kristy McPherson (Conway, SC) 76-70-73 - 219 $781 Kareen Qually (Olds, Alberta) 76-74-69 - 219 $781 Allie Blomquist (Afton, MN) 74-76-69 - 219 $781 Kristin Dufour (Austin, TX) 74-70-75 - 219 $781
T27 Katherine Hull (Queensland, Australia) 73-72-75 - 220 $615 Kimberly Adams (Fredericton, New Brunswick) 72-72-76 - 220 $615 Katie Bakken (Minneapolis, MN) 70-73-77 - 220 $615
T30 Seol-An Jeon (Seoul, Korea) 76-73-72 - 221 $484 Krissie Register (Roswell, GA) 74-74-73 - 221 $484 Leigh Turner (Alpharetta, GA) 72-74-75 - 221 $484 Cortney Reno (Grosse Ile, MI) 74-71-76 - 221 $484 Michelle Simpson (New Smyrna Beach, FL) 74-70-77 - 221 $484
T35 Isabelle Beisiegel (Norman, OK) 74-75-73 - 222 $375 Courtney Swaim (Duluth, GA) 77-73-72 - 222 $375 Rebecca Mailloux (Hope, RI) 78-72-72 - 222 $375 Kim Brozer (Red Deer, Alberta) 71-73-78 - 222 $375 Kylie Pratt (Mackay, Australia) 73-78-71 - 222 $375
T40 Michele Vinieratos (Altamonte Springs, FL) 77-73-73 - 223 $315 Lesley Henderson (Mandeville, LA) 74-71-78 - 223 $315 Brandi Jackson (Belton, SC) 72-72-79 - 223 $315 Kathi Poppmeier (Graz, Austria) 77-74-72 - 223 $315
44 Jaejean Kang (Palo Alto, CA) 75-75-74 - 224 $299
T45 Marina Marselli (Settimo Vettone, Italy) 74-74-77 - 225 $269 Jessica Polus (West Palm Beach, FL) 74-76-75 - 225 $269 Brittney Bacon (Minot, ND) 77-71-77 - 225 $269 Kim Augusta (Rumford, RI) 75-75-75 - 225 $269 Yvonne Cox (Charleston, WV) 78-72-75 - 225 $269 Debbie Harmon (Harrisburg, PA) 79-72-74 - 225 $269 Mara Larrauri (Berazategui, Argentina) 77-74-74 - 225 $269 Natalie Wong (Montebello, CA) 78-73-74 - 225 $269
T53 Jennifer Greggain (Calgary, Alberta) 75-74-77 - 226 $217 Heather Angell (Winston-Salem, NC) 75-73-78 - 226 $217 Julia Boros-Pettit (Plantation, FL) 72-78-76 - 226 $217 Jessica Hayes (West Palm Beach, FL) 75-75-76 - 226 $217 Lisa Penske-Jensen (Bethlehem, PA) 74-76-76 - 226 $217 Stacey Bergman (Fort Dodge, IA) 77-73-76 - 226 $217 Meredith Ward (Crystal Lake, IL) 78-73-75 - 226 $217 Debbie Williams-Hoak (Ann Arbor, MI) 76-75-75 - 226 $217
T61 Claudia Beauchesne (Montreal, Quebec) 74-75-78 - 227 Jessica Reese (Santa Rosa, CA) 74-76-77 - 227 Sarah Johnston (Benton, LA) 76-74-77 - 227 Walailak Satarak (Bangkok, Thailand) 76-75-76 - 227 Kori Johns (Austin, TX) 75-76-76 - 227
T66 Jana Peterkova (Czech Republic) 69-81-78 - 228 Jamie Stevenson (Mayfield, UT) 77-74-77 - 228 Amy Bond (Ocala, FL) 77-74-77 - 228 Rebecca Prout (Surrey, England) 76-75-77 - 228
T70 Nicole Perrot (Vina del Mar, Chile) 74-76-79 - 229 Nicole Materne (Spokane, WA) 77-74-78 - 229 Kate Nolan (Melbourne, Australia) 79-72-78 - 229
T73 Heather Stirling (Stirling, Scotland) 73-78-80 - 231 Donna Serino (Boca Raton, FL) 76-75-80 - 231 Katie O'Neil (Bedford, TX) 75-76-80 - 231
76 Lindy Hitdlebaugh (Gretna, LA) 75-75-82 - 232
--- Failed to Qualify --- Teresa Ishiguro (Ione, CA) 76-76 - 152 Wendy Martin (Oklahoma City, OK) 77-75 - 152 Natalie Tucker (Lawrenceburg, IN) 77-75 - 152 Tamie Durdin (Adelaide, Australia) 77-75 - 152 Carmen Hajjar (Ballina, Australia) 77-75 - 152 Tiffany Faucette (Ormond Beach, FL) 73-79 - 152
Krista Bartlett (Porterville, CA) 75-78 - 153 Danielle La Voie (Napa, CA) 74-79 - 153 Ellen Dunne (Lauderdale By-The-Sea, FL) 76-77 - 153 Niina Laitinen (Helsinki, Finland) 77-76 - 153 Lindsey Wright (Albury, Australia) 78-75 - 153
Janell Howland (Beaumont, TX) 77-77 - 154 Jenny Chuasiriporn (Timonium, MD) 80-74 - 154 Laura Torrisi (Lunenburg, MA) 78-76 - 154 Tara Bateman (Phoenix, AZ) 76-78 - 154 Caroline Goasguen (Montpellier, France) 77-77 - 154 Jo Clingan (Gloucester, England) 78-76 - 154 Jennifer Tannehill (Oklahoma City, OK) 80-74 - 154 Anna Umemura (Aiea, HI) 79-75 - 154 Chiharu Yamaguchi (Tochigi, Japan) 78-76 - 154
Kelly Lagedrost (Brooksville, FL) 75-80 - 155 Erin Kerr (Phoenix, AZ) 81-74 - 155 Lynn Valentine (East Lyme, CT) 78-77 - 155 Yvonne Weng (a) (Taipei, Taiwan) 78-77 - 155 Ju Kim (Seoul, Korea) 78-77 - 155 Shayne Wild (Bulawayo, Zimbabwe) 77-78 - 155
McKenzie Dyslin (Grand Junction, CO) 79-77 - 156 Christina Harrell (Greenville, SC) 76-80 - 156 Liz Rowland (Virginia Beach, VA) 76-80 - 156 Jeannine Fiorito (Las Vegas, NV) 77-79 - 156
Olof Maria Jonsdottir (Hafnarfjordur, Iceland) 83-74 - 157 Sasha Medina (Ponce, Puerto Rico) 77-80 - 157 Kalen Anderson (Edina, MN) 77-80 - 157 Julie Turner (Skaneateles, NY) 79-78 - 157 Theresa Paik (a) (Silver Spring, MD) 77-80 - 157 Jennifer Jordan (Memphis, TN) 84-73 - 157 Vickie Linkous (Williamsburg, VA) 74-83 - 157
Elisa Kase (Albuquerque, NM) 80-78 - 158 Jordan Cherebetiu (Rapid City, SD) 77-81 - 158 Linda Ishii (Los Angeles, CA) 79-79 - 158 Dara Broadus (Atlanta, GA) 78-80 - 158
Louise Zylstra (Toronto, Ontario) 79-80 - 159 Charlaine Coetzee Hirst (Cape Town, South Africa) 79-80 - 159 Linzi Morton (Alloa, Scotland) 78-81 - 159 Jennifer Perri (Greenville, SC) 79-80 - 159 Kathryn Cusick (Jacksonville, FL) 81-78 - 159 Joanna Whitley (Scottsdale, AZ) 77-82 - 159 Rebecka Heinmert (Vittsjo, Sweden) 82-77 - 159
Heather Wrede (Jupiter, FL) 81-79 - 160 Melissa Dziabo (Cresson, PA) 81-79 - 160 Kathleen Robinson (Alexandria, VA) 81-79 - 160 Cherry Moulder (Johannesburg, South Africa) 80-80 - 160
Tammy Lohren (Dandridge, TN) 79-82 - 161
Nisha Sadekar (Toronto, Ontario) 85-77 - 162 Stephanie Connelly (a) (Pasadena, MD) 81-81 - 162 Ashley Durham (Durham, NC) 81-81 - 162
Stephanie Bell (Rochester, NY) 82-82 - 164
Debbie Munoz (Far Hills, NJ) 83-82 - 165
Kari Hilton (London, Ontario) 82-86 - 168
--- Missed 18 Hole Cut --- Mary Beth Weaver (Big Pool, MD) 87
Lisa Whitt (Oklahoma City, OK) 91
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Cherie Zaun (Glendale, CA) WDI Susan Lippitt (Calgary, Alberta) WDI Marcela Leon (Monterrey, Mexico) WD Jan Dowling (Bradford, Ontario) DQ
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